Zurich 1959 - Swiss Radio Days Vol. 40

Sonny Rollins Trio & Horace Silver Quintet

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Cat No: TCB02402

Release Date: 29 April 2016

Label: TCB

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 725095024020

Genres: Jazz Bebop

Description
This album features unreleased studio recordings by two pre-eminent modern jazz exponents - tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins with his Trio (Henry Grimes on bass and Pete La Roca on drums) - and pianist Horace Silver with his Quintet (Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Gene Taylor on bass and Louis Hayes on drums). These tracks were recorded in 1959 for Swiss radio and embody the quintessence of small group modern jazz.
Sonny Rollins is one of the true giants in jazz. He came into prominence when he won the Down Beat Critics' Poll as New Star in 1957. He was a pioneer of the hard bop school of jazz. In the early 1970s he began a regular sequence of tours in Europe. And, from 1973 onwards, he made frequent visits to Europe, playing at major festivals and winning widespread acclaim. He also composed some memorable jazz themes, including "Alfie's Theme" (from the film "Alfie"), "Sonnymoon For Two", "The Cutting Edge" and a most notable version of the West Indian melody, "St. Thomas".

Horace Silver is of the finest jazz pianist of all time. He got his break when Stan Getz heard him on piano in 1950 and hired him to tour with the Getz quintet. In 1951, Silver moved to New York City and, over the years, he worked and recorded with Art Blakey, Terry Gibbs, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Pettiford, Bill Harris, Lester Young, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Al Cohn, Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley - among many others. A prolific composer, his originals include "Senor Blues", "Sister Sadie", "Filthy McNasty", "Song For My Father", "Opus De Funk", "The Preacher" "Doodlin' ", "Home Cookin'" and "Come On Home". He released a series of iconic masterpieces for Blue Note during the 50s, 60s and 70s.

In 1954, Horace Silver won the Down Beat New Star award in the magazine's Critics' Poll. He died in September 2014.
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